Friday, July 6, 2012
To drink or not to drink....stevia
I finally decided to try Crystal Light drink mix with stevia. I categorically refuse to consume artificial sweeteners like aspartame, Splenda etc. I have to somehow free myself from the sugar monster. I am happy to report that I got no lingering aftertaste, no headache and it was good. I tried the lemonade. Was it as tasty as Simply Lemonade? Of Course Not!! But it was comparable to Koolaid lemonade without that cup of sugar. A win - win. Now to try the sweetener in Koolaid mix!
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Overcast....again
Living here in the Northwest we get a lot of gray days. They aren't very inspirational. Fortunately for me, I get daily devotions from Proverbs 31.org. They bring light into this gray world! Some days I find a great deal looking online at craigslist and 2good2toss..
I scored a beautiful double porch glider for a song! Well, not literally but it was inexpensive. I may remake the cushion if it doesn't clean up well. I'm waiting for a sunny day to scrub it up. Sending love and Gods sunshine! Annie
I scored a beautiful double porch glider for a song! Well, not literally but it was inexpensive. I may remake the cushion if it doesn't clean up well. I'm waiting for a sunny day to scrub it up. Sending love and Gods sunshine! Annie
Easy Peasey Smores - no fancy equipment needed
I've been reading directions for SMORES, some recipes require a kitchen torch - never have I had one of those, and chocolate molds...none of those either. I have some simple directions!
You use your baking sheet for toaster oven, or cookie sheet for regular oven.
Lay graham crackers in pan to see how many it takes to fill it up. Then coat each one with marshmallow creme, I like a lot on mine.
Turn your oven on to broil and put the marshmallow cremes and graham crackers under the heat until the marshmallow creme is toasted. Pull them out and lay hershey bars on top. The heat of the marshmallows will melt the chocolate only a little. Just perfect to start popping them in your mouth!
Enjoy!
You use your baking sheet for toaster oven, or cookie sheet for regular oven.
Lay graham crackers in pan to see how many it takes to fill it up. Then coat each one with marshmallow creme, I like a lot on mine.
Turn your oven on to broil and put the marshmallow cremes and graham crackers under the heat until the marshmallow creme is toasted. Pull them out and lay hershey bars on top. The heat of the marshmallows will melt the chocolate only a little. Just perfect to start popping them in your mouth!
Enjoy!
Sunday, May 27, 2012
New dinner ideas
I've been reading some Amish romance novels, they include recipes! We have recently dined on Amish meatloaf that has a sauce similar to BBQ and a cabbage casserole which turns out to be a huge labor saving cabbage roll recipe. Both very tasty. We are looking forward to trying the chocolate shoo-fly pie.
What have you been cooking lately?
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Necessity and ripe bananas
We are moving. I've been packing for a month. Last week I decided I could pack all but the basic pots and pans, ones I use regularly I kept out. After a week I was patting myself on the back for choosing well, plus again, I realized how little I really need in the kitchen. That was until today.
The price of fruit and fresh vegetables being what they are, I didn't want to throw away 3 ripe bananas. I decided to make banana bread after going through my mind what I would need. I started to get my recipe out- uh oh, I Packed that a couple of weeks ago. No problem I will get One off the Internet. I use my phone for everything and had the following one up in a jiffy. Oh no! I packed my loaf pan. It is lucky to see the daylight once a year. I did keep out a stainless steel pot, that has a stainless handle as well. I decided to use that and we have round banana bread instead of a loaf. Here's the recipe:
Thank you Elise and Mrs. Hockmeyer. The only thing I changed was added 1/2 cup sourcream and 1/4 cup more flour- I've used sour cream in my banana bread for years.
Banana Bread
Posted by Elise on Jun 15, 2006
Filed under All Seasons, Bakery
The best recipes come tried and true from friends who begged them from other friends and so on and so on. That's the wonderful thing about sharing recipes - the more good recipes we share, the better we all get to eat! This banana bread comes from my friend Heidi who years ago begged this recipe from a ski friend's mother - Mrs. Hockmeyer (parents of friends are always Mr. and Mrs. no matter how old we get). Mrs. Hockmeyer passed away years ago, but her simple but perfect banana bread lives on for all of us to enjoy.
Banana Bread Recipe
Prep time: 5 minutesCook time: 1 hour
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INGREDIENTS
3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed
1/3 cup melted butter
1 cup sugar (can easily reduce to 3/4 cup)
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
Pinch of salt
1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
METHOD
No need for a mixer for this recipe. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). With a wooden spoon, mix butter into the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl. Mix in the sugar, egg, and vanilla. Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix in. Add the flour last, mix. Pour mixture into a buttered 4x8 inch loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour. Cool on a rack. Remove from pan and slice to serve.
The price of fruit and fresh vegetables being what they are, I didn't want to throw away 3 ripe bananas. I decided to make banana bread after going through my mind what I would need. I started to get my recipe out- uh oh, I Packed that a couple of weeks ago. No problem I will get One off the Internet. I use my phone for everything and had the following one up in a jiffy. Oh no! I packed my loaf pan. It is lucky to see the daylight once a year. I did keep out a stainless steel pot, that has a stainless handle as well. I decided to use that and we have round banana bread instead of a loaf. Here's the recipe:
Thank you Elise and Mrs. Hockmeyer. The only thing I changed was added 1/2 cup sourcream and 1/4 cup more flour- I've used sour cream in my banana bread for years.
Banana Bread
Posted by Elise on Jun 15, 2006
Filed under All Seasons, Bakery
The best recipes come tried and true from friends who begged them from other friends and so on and so on. That's the wonderful thing about sharing recipes - the more good recipes we share, the better we all get to eat! This banana bread comes from my friend Heidi who years ago begged this recipe from a ski friend's mother - Mrs. Hockmeyer (parents of friends are always Mr. and Mrs. no matter how old we get). Mrs. Hockmeyer passed away years ago, but her simple but perfect banana bread lives on for all of us to enjoy.
Banana Bread Recipe
Prep time: 5 minutesCook time: 1 hour
Add to shopping list
INGREDIENTS
3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed
1/3 cup melted butter
1 cup sugar (can easily reduce to 3/4 cup)
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
Pinch of salt
1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
METHOD
No need for a mixer for this recipe. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). With a wooden spoon, mix butter into the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl. Mix in the sugar, egg, and vanilla. Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix in. Add the flour last, mix. Pour mixture into a buttered 4x8 inch loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour. Cool on a rack. Remove from pan and slice to serve.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Multi-tasking
The act of doing more than one thing at a time. I've always pretty much done that. I've worked the majority of my adult years in office settings and for a short time I owned my own needlework shop. Now that I'm a caregiver for my mother, staying at home, multi-tasking has taken on a whole new face.
Running the dishwasher, laundry and vacuum at the same time (sure is noisy!) but gets three things done at once. As does holding my cat, who wants to be everywhere I am, while I look through the Wednesday sale paper to make sure I don't miss any bargains or coupons at the grocery.
Other days I spend wondering how I could have ignored all the dust accumulating with the two cats and bird. It was easier to just not "see" it when I had already put in 9 hours somewhere else. I ordered refills for my swiffer duster - a really BIG box!
Off to start the chicken gizzards boiling for my moms lunch (yes she loves them) and the roast in the crock pot for dinner, while I send the dryer into another round to "touch up" the load I left in there last evening. Ahhhh the "busy-ness" of ordinary days :)
Annie
Running the dishwasher, laundry and vacuum at the same time (sure is noisy!) but gets three things done at once. As does holding my cat, who wants to be everywhere I am, while I look through the Wednesday sale paper to make sure I don't miss any bargains or coupons at the grocery.
Other days I spend wondering how I could have ignored all the dust accumulating with the two cats and bird. It was easier to just not "see" it when I had already put in 9 hours somewhere else. I ordered refills for my swiffer duster - a really BIG box!
Off to start the chicken gizzards boiling for my moms lunch (yes she loves them) and the roast in the crock pot for dinner, while I send the dryer into another round to "touch up" the load I left in there last evening. Ahhhh the "busy-ness" of ordinary days :)
Annie
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